Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-08-26
AMONG THE MoRMoNs.

AMONG The MORMl)NS.
Tho Extraordinary Green Room Con
nected with the Salt Lake Theater.
A shopping tour of Sail Lake is In
complete if the Chinese stores ar,
neglected. Especially in one of thes,
the bric-a-brac is very fine. There
were some magic tea-pots here. o.
which Ho Hop told us he had sold sew.
eral for progressive euchre prizes.
From thes the ebeverage will pour foi
some, and refuse to pour for others, I'M
til the secret is revealed Of tiny air
hole in the handle, which, II inadver-
| tently covered by the hand, Restraints
Che amber fluid. and the pot appears
as dry as the desert Ho Hop told
some tourists in our hearing one day,
that there was a prejudice
in the capital against the vul-
garity Of giving any thing Of money
value for euchre prizes; that their
value must come from something in
herently unique about the gift. This
was not his language, but what he
said conveyed the sentiment to the
Bostoniana Ho Hop has tea that be
sells for thirty-six dollars q pound,
which seemed grown expressly for the
little cup at the queen s-wsre store.
Secondhand stores seem to flourish
here. They are numerous and look
prosperous. probably because the Nor
mons are people addicted to
barter They were here money
less in the desert for 80 long,
that the habit Of trading formed clings
to them. In instance Of their habit Of
barter. there used to be two green
rooms In the Salt Lake theater. one
tina legitimate professional green
room; the other sort OF green grocery
where was received all kinds 81 produce
taken in exchange for tickets. One OF
those typical old residents who are re-
sponsible for so much. says that in
some Of the outlying villages this habit
still obtains when a home troupe Is per-
forming, and that II man slightly
overpays by giving In three very fine
pumpkins for his fare, he gets back,
for change. a small pumpkin with his
ticket
In tho towns remote from the rail-
road. other primitive methods obtain
Dances In the Mormon school-house
are frequent tho Mormons have
their schools. where knowledge
comes. but wisdom fingers, I" These
dances ara opened and closed by
prayer.
The church authorities have lately
issued pastoral letter. limiting the
number Of round.danccs to three in one
evening. Tho young men--here as
elsewhere according to tho dictates Of
custom, replenish their wardrobes
preparatory to attending dances; bun
here IL is not by such tribes rs a new
cravat and gloves. Fashion here de-
mands. instead, pair OF bright new
suspenders, and new pair Of top
boots, brilliantly banded at the top
with patch OF green. scarlet or pur-
Pile leather TO match tho new suspend
ers. From this It is not to be inferred
that their light is hid under bushel,
Tor they dance in their shirt-slcevcs,
their pants curtailed Mt the knee by be.
ing thrust into their new topic
But this is seeing Utah in her frivol-
tiles She has also her grave aspects.
Her loyal men, = little band. are of that
sturdy mold which Emerson typifed
when he said "Somo men. II planted
upon marble slab. would take root.
She has her loyal women. wives such
as such men choose. She has her
schools. She has her sacrilegious
churches where Christ is preached as q
polygamist. She has her polls where
every Mormon voice cries treason; her
Gentle press, run smoothly by able cd
itors who are prodigals In the mid
night oil She has the stirring discon-
tout which, always an earnest Of bot
ter times, presagcs y change, k D.
forgeroa. in Woma's's Magazine.